| Variable triplefin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Forsterygion |
| Species: | F. varium
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| Binomial name | |
| Forsterygion varium (Forster, 1801)
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| Synonyms2 | |
The variable triplefin or striped triplefin (Forsterygion varium) is a triplefin native to New Zealand, but also introduced to Tasmania, Australia, most likely in shipments of oysters.1 It is found in rock pools and depths down to 30 metres, in reef areas of broken rock with kelp.2
References
References
- Clements, K.D. (2014). "Forsterygion varium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T179014A1559417. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179014A1559417.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Forsterygion varium". FishBase. April 2019 version.
- "Forsterygion varium". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 March 2006.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 978-0-00-216987-5